My Creative Workbook

Christine de Beer - effortless floral craftsman

Twig liners for floral cupcakes

Cut the wire and bend it round

Twist the wire to secure

Adjust the size of the wire circle and twist the end pieces

Cut the wire shorter and crimp it flat with pliers

Make two circles for each floral cup

Cut a few short twigs

Wrap and twist bind wire around the twig

Tie the first twig to the circle and cross the bind wire at the back. Fold the bind wires out. Add the next twig by folding the top bind wire over the wire circle...

... and around to the back

Fold the other bind wire from under the wire circle and over to the back

Give the bind wire a twist at the back and add another twig.

Twisting the bind wire on the inside gives it a neat cross V pattern.

Cross pattern on the outside

Add twigs all around the wire circle

When done with the top add another wire circle and bind the bottom twigs

Cross over the front...

...and twist at the back

Secure the last twig...

... and cut and bend any sharp wires to point into the design

Cut the twigs down to the same length to make sure the cup will stand upright

Twig cup ready to design with.

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